New drug combo aims to keep bladder cancer at bay after chemo

NCT ID NCT04678362

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This phase 2 trial is testing whether a combination of two drugs, Talazoparib and Avelumab, can help keep advanced urothelial (bladder) cancer from growing after initial chemotherapy. About 50 adults with platinum-sensitive cancer will receive the drugs as maintenance therapy until the cancer progresses or side effects become too much. The main goal is to see how long patients live without their cancer worsening.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Talazoparib and Avelumab

What this could lead to

If successful, this combination could offer a new maintenance option to delay cancer progression after initial chemotherapy.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase trial (50 patients) with no control group, so results may not be definitive. Side effects from the drugs could be significant.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

transitional cell carcinoma urothelial carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU Jean Minjoz

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    Besançon, France

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  • Centre Antoine Lacassagne

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    Nice, France

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  • Centre Eugène Marquis

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    Rennes, France

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  • Centre François baclesse

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Caen, 14000, France

  • Centre George-François Leclerc

    RECRUITING

    Dijon, France

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  • Centre Jean Perrin

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    Clermont-Ferrand, France

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  • Centre Léon Bérard

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    Lyon, France

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  • Croix Saint-Simon Diaconesses

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    Paris, France

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  • Hopital Tenon

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    Paris, France

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  • Hospices civils de Lyon

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Lyon, France

  • IUCT

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    Toulouse, France

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  • Institut Paoli Calmettes

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Marseille, France

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  • Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest

    RECRUITING

    Angers, France

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  • Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest

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    Nantes, France

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